NEW - LENSBABY SPEED CHALLENGE #8 "LIGHTS" - Picked by WilliamE winner of the last challenge

As a theme for our weekly challenges No.8 WilliamE our last weeks "Decay" challenge winner has chosen "Lights". This can be city lights, practical lights, any creative source lighting, reflected highlights, or the effective use of more than one light source. Anything you consider to convey "Lights" will do.

WilliamE gets to judge the No.8 challenge. Here are the rules. Please hold comments until after the winner is announced.

The eight challenge, #8, is "Lights" Use your imagination and creativity to capture your photo and just have fun!!!

Photo Submissions:

1. Camera - Any Camera
2. Time - any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
3. Post-Processing - do whatever you like and the judge will decide if it works.
4. Posting - * ONE PHOTO per photographer in each challenge.* Photo Name in the message subject line.* Camera model & Lensbaby used.* Notes -- post brief EXIF data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used.
6. Commenting - No commenting during challenge. When the posting is closed and a winner has been declared, comments can be made in this thread.
7. Have FUN!
8. Don't be afraid to dig out that cow bell.

One challenge every week, on the following schedule:

* New Topic - After winner is declared.
* Posting Starts - Right after topic is announced.
* Posting Ends - 9pm EST (eastern) WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3rd., 2008. Winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
* Winner from this competition decides the theme of the next one (and judges it for a winner) after this competition is closed.

While on a stroll through a small local cemetery on a dark and dreary afternoon, I happened upon a old mausoleum with large copper doors turned green with age. Inside beyond the locked copper doors was a very erie glow of light! How strange I thought as there was no visible sign of wires supplying power to run a light! There wasn't a living sole to be seen in this graveyard but I finally summoned up the courage to look through the dirty glass of the old green doors and to my surprise I could see a faint erie glowing figure of what I took to be Christ. I quickly made a few pics and got the hell out of there! ( please pardon my French) - jimmy

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion #quote The Dalai Lama

Again thanks to all who submitted entries. There were some interesting and creative images here this week. I would like to congratulate the following:

1st place goes to jumpinjimmyjava and "Cryptic Light" Just an eerie image and story. Many aspects of this image I found compelling. The green petina like look to the gated bars as well as the glowing transparent glass image of christ set a truly macabre atmosphere. Well done.

2nd place goes to jbrunjes for taking a different tack on the challenge and providing an interesting b/w image.

3rd place goes to shurla5. This image is incredibly colourful and has some great bokah effects. I think this could have gone to second place if there was just a bit more defined sweet spot with the central jellyfish light.

Again thanks for the great posts and keep those challenge submissions coming.